Description About The Role The Specialized Consultant works with the Council and Kearney Foresight team and supports operations in all three of the mandate areas identified above.
To succeed in this role, you will need to have superior writing ability, effective communication skills, and an analytical mindset. You will need to be inventive, versatile, clever, collaborative, and open to developing and sharing creative ideas, approaches, and strategies. Attention to detail and consistency is a must.
The Specialized Consultant has responsibility for supporting all areas of the Council's work, including:
- Intellectual capital: Conduct research and analysis in support of the GBPC's many thought leadership products. This role will include a dedicated focus to supporting routine short-form pieces providing original insights on forward-looking business-relevant trends.
- Macroeconomic projections: Support the GBPC's scenario and other forecasting activity as needed, using projections to reflect anticipated shifts in the operating environment.
- Advisory services: Support select Council and Kearney Foresight client engagements as needed.
- GBPC activities and initiatives: Develop Council presentations, videos, qualifications, proposals, client briefings, etc. as assigned; conduct research and analysis; support GBPC event design and execution; other ad hoc project work upon request.
- Support of Kearney practices: Provide GBPC support to priority Kearney consulting practices, as assigned.
Qualifications The ideal candidate for this position will have the following attributes:
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience
- Background in international politics and macroeconomics, including bachelor's and graduate degree in relevant field
- Experience in writing short-form articles for external publication
- Broad (and ideally deep) knowledge of global affairs, public policy, and international business trends
- Demonstrated analytical skills and capacity to integrate diverse inputs
- Demonstrated writing ability
- Strong inter-personal skills
- Strong production capabilities in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Flexibility and enthusiasm for taking on a dynamic portfolio of responsibilities
The base salary range for this role is $96,000 to $100,000 : Kearney reviews compensation regularly and may adjust base salaries to reflect market competitiveness. In addition to salary, individuals may be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus. Our full suite of benefits includes paid time off, 401(k) match and profit sharing, medical, dental and vision coverage, healthcare concierge, backup child/adult care, annual employer HSA contribution, home office stipend, subsidized Gympass and annual wellness program, and leaves of absence when needed to support employees' physical, mental, and emotional well-being.R ead more about our benefits and a career at Kearney.com/careers .
